A Wickford pensioner has spoken out after being targeted in a "campaign of terror" which has seen fireworks directed at her home.

Jill Walsh, 64 from Hovefields Avenue in Wickford, has been the victim of multiple attacks at her house, which she shares with her husband, for the past week – having items like pebbles, stones and even fireworks aimed directly at her house.

On each occasion, the suspects stand roughly 50-60 meters from the house in the dark and fire rockets straight at Mrs Walsh’s house and car.

Jill said: “It all started on October 25, when people standing on the corner were deliberately firing firework rockets at our drive, at our house and at our car.

“They were also chucking huge cubes of fireworks onto the drive which includes like 16 individual fireworks and that was spaced out over about half an hour.

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“I had brand new kitchen windows put in about six months ago and now I’ve got to have them replaced so it will cost me a lot of money.

“I’m more angry then scared. I’m angry that a group of people have got the temerity to launch sustained attacks on two pensioners and to think that they are above the law.

“They are very clever people that will do everything under the cover of darkness and to my mind, this is a hate crime.

At this time of year, fireworks are commonly used by people around the country for displays of colour and excitement that fill the skies.

Unfortunately, Jill believes that the dangerous fireworks that are currently on sale should not be publicly available.

The police were called after Tuesday's attack

She added: “To be fair, the public firework displays are fine, but the capacity of the fireworks now – these are not small garden fireworks as I’ve got them in my house.

“These are high powered fireworks that have gone straight through my garage window.

“I would like to see all fireworks banned except public displays. Do not sell them until November 4, then take them off sale again on November 5.”

When asked why she feels that her house is being directly targeted, Mrs Walsh admitted that it could in part be to do with location, but also down to her continued disapproval at unauthorised encampments in that area.

The 64 year-old said: “I’m probably most at risk because of the position of my house and because I speak on behalf of the residents here that we object to the unauthorised development on the greenbelt land.

“Every resident down here will oppose it, but I will speak about it publicly, as will one of my other neighbours.